India vs Sri Lanka: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products

India
4.6%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
4.4%
in 2021
India rank
87th
Sri Lanka rank
88th

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
0204060199020062022

How they compare

India currently reports 4.6% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

India ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 38.2% 27.4% 10.8% India
2000s 15.8% 7.0% 8.8% India
2010s 6.3% 8.8% 2.4% Sri Lanka
2020s 6.0% 5.3% 0.7% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tariff rate for primary and manufactured products, India or Sri Lanka?
India, at 4.6% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in tariff rate for primary and manufactured products between India and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
India ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
Last refreshed

Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.